Pay low quality people not to have kids

[stringjack]

Cyp would like to see the world mainly inhabited by rich people. He forgets that these "low quality" people will produce children which his children will need to sweep their roads, collect their bins, clean their toilets etc. [His conception of a "high quality" person probably couldn't manage these menial tasks for themselves at all!]

Silly - that's what the robots are for.

(Also, doesn't everyone want to see the world mainly inhabited by rich people?)

[cyberianpan]

Did he supply any proof of that? Even some backgorund source that "may have led him to believe that"? In fact, given that contracetion is relatively new invention, I'd imagine that it was quite the opposite

There is wide proof that intelligent people have less kids, e.g.paper here

cYp

[Altruist]

While the topic was interesting the accompanying opinion of the OP let it down. Education and a higher quality of life are more viable solutions than sterilization.

[Stendec]

A New Zealand politician has recently stepped into a political storm by advocating low quality people be paid for voluntary sterilization:



He is suggesting that a ~ €5,000 bribe would be adequate

I think we should consider this in Ireland. In housing estates around the country there are many people having children and frankly it is cruel to the children. Now there are of course some upstanding people who are on long term dole (due to medical reasons etc) and I'm not talking about them. I'm talking about the petty criminals , alcoholics & other drug addicts. Currently the State gives massive subsidies for rearing these children (dole, children's allowance, housing, health etc) and I think it is a cruel thing for the State to do. These children will grow up in misery and be at risk of going into crime & an early death.

So I propose we offer a €15,000 bribe to all long term dolers if they underwent voluntary sterilization. It would represent good value for money when you consider the future cost of those children to the State.

cYp

your some nacker!!! who are you to be callin people low quailty????

[sarahj]

Silly - that's what the robots are for.

(Also, doesn't everyone want to see the world mainly inhabited by rich people?)

lol, depends on how you define rich.

I would like to see an equal distribution of power and thus resources among all people in the world.

We can't all be rich by Irish standards. Remember that all resources are finite, even those which are infinite can only be harnessed at a finite level.

[Sailor]

lol, depends on how you define rich.

I would like to see an equal distribution of power and thus resources among all people in the world.

We can't all be rich by Irish standards. Remember that all resources are finite, even those which are infinite can only be harnessed at a finite level.

Can you remember which of our distinguished politicians said a few years ago that we should all be earning above the average wage ?!!! Even Dubya couldn´t come up with a beauty like that !

[katy brock]

Can you remember which of our distinguished politicians said a few years ago that we should all be earning above the average wage ?!!! Even Dubya couldn´t come up with a beauty like that !

I can't remember, but I do remember Mary Hanafin (when she was Minister for education) saying on radio: "We are are giving everything top priority".

[kerdasi amaq]

What you're really calling for is genocide, based on income! The assumption is: that low income people are low quality.

[Conor]

What you're really calling for is genocide, based on income!

It's alright. It's based on quality, not income.

[X-ray]

A New Zealand politician has recently stepped into a political storm by advocating low quality people be paid for voluntary sterilization:



He is suggesting that a ~ €5,000 bribe would be adequate

I think we should consider this in Ireland. In housing estates around the country there are many people having children and frankly it is cruel to the children. Now there are of course some upstanding people who are on long term dole (due to medical reasons etc) and I'm not talking about them. I'm talking about the petty criminals , alcoholics & other drug addicts. Currently the State gives massive subsidies for rearing these children (dole, children's allowance, housing, health etc) and I think it is a cruel thing for the State to do. These children will grow up in misery and be at risk of going into crime & an early death.

So I propose we offer a €15,000 bribe to all long term dolers if they underwent voluntary sterilization. It would represent good value for money when you consider the future cost of those children to the State.

cYp

I dont think it is fair to target PDs for special treatment, they should be allowed to have kids.